From the Line Locker 34
This title means odds and ends . . . so this is a post that represents my clearing my decks, or rather desk or electronic folders. Compare the two screen grabs below, first recreational boats filling the Sound but heading for safe haven in advance of Henri last weekend. Monday morning . . . the […]
GWA8: following Huron
Although I’m a newbie, this being only my second run on Huron, I suspect this view dominates the experience of crossing Huron, possibly Superior also, which I’ve not traversed. Huron is the inland sea with the longest shoreline, surrounded by sparse population. Sarnia, the largest city on Huron has about 70,000; Port Huron, 30,000; and […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2014 c
True, the Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition does involve a race, and trophies are given for the best finishes, but my favorite part is just the pushing around. Photos of the RIB pushing LT803 by Jeff Anzevino. All photos by Will […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2014 b
Happy Labor Day. And for most of these photos, I’m grateful to William Hyman, whose perspective was Pier I at 69-70th Street. The event starts with a parade . . . including a range of serious muscle. That’s the gray Willard operating as New York Media Boat in the distance to the right. Even The Bronx […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2014 a
But first . . . it’s a race, and there are trophies for such categories as best-looking, best mascot, best tattooed crew person . . . . And there is pushing and jostling, for which there are no trophies. But what would you call this? Step back a hundred and some feet . . . and […]
tugster: a waterblog 